OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
TWENTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE REFERRALS
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NO. 4
8th LEGISLATIVE DAY-JANUARY 29, 2002
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Committee Abbreviations:
AGR - Agriculture |
HSH - Human Services and Housing |
CPC - Consumer Protection and Commerce |
JHA - Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs |
EDB - Economic Development and |
LAB - Labor and Public Employment |
Business Concerns |
LMG - Legislative Management |
EDN - Education |
PSM - Public Safety and Military Affairs |
EEP - Energy and Environmental Protection |
TAC - Tourism and Culture |
FIN - Finance |
TRN - Transportation |
HED - Higher Education |
WLU - Water and Land Use |
HLT - Health |
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HOUSE BILLS |
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Committee |
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H.B. NO. |
REFERRAL |
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1989 |
RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS. Allows an employee sponsored trust to provide health benefits for state and county employees of a bargaining unit. |
HLT, LAB, FIN |
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1990 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. Protects the integrity of the Hawaii hurricane relief fund by ensuring that fund moneys will be used solely for protection against future covered events. |
CPC, FIN |
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1991 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY. Allows an employee to receive any compensation, commission, bonus, award, or remuneration based on the calculation of the overall gross receipts of a location, which includes the sale of collision damage waivers as one of many factors. |
CPC |
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1992 |
RELATING TO HOMELAND SECURITY. Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to conform to the purpose of this Act. |
PSM |
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1993 |
RELATING TO CRIME STOPPERS ORGANIZATIONS. Prohibits the disclosure of communications to a crime stoppers organization, except by in camera inspection by a court where exculpatory to the defendant. Deems communications confidential and privileged. Provides for the repayment of rewards by defendants. Exempts from Uniform Information Practices Act. |
JHA |
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1994 |
RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. Provides that no conviction for a violation of speeding initiated by the use of a photo speed imaging detector system shall appear on a person's record, unless it is for driving 25 mph more than the posted speed limit. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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1995 |
RELATING TO LOSS MITIGATION. Establishes a three-year pilot program to provide grants to residential property owners for installation of wind resistive devices. |
CPC, FIN |
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1996 |
RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF TAXES. Lowers the adjusted gross income threshold for individuals required to make annual payments for underpaying their estimated taxes. Also reduces the percentages used to determine the required annual payment. |
FIN |
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1997 |
RELATING TO UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES. Prohibits the transmission of unsolicited advertising material to a cellular telephone or pager that is equipped with short message or a similar capability allowing transmission of text messages. |
CPC |
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1998 |
RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Reduces, from $1,000 to $100, the size of a project or operation that is exempt from regulation under the contractor law, chapter 444, HRS. |
CPC |
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1999 |
RELATING TO HUNTING. Makes permanent the provision allowing hunting with pistols or revolvers approved by DLNR, by repealing provision's sunset date. |
JHA |
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2000 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates $1,225,000 to extend the economic development program of the Small Business Development Center at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. |
HED/EDB, FIN |
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2001 |
RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION TAX CREDIT. Allows the energy conservation tax credit to be taken in 5 equal amounts in 5 successive years. |
EEP, FIN |
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2002 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Authorized the department of land and natural resources to issue new leases to existing lessees for specific parcels on Kauai. |
WLU, FIN |
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2003 |
RELATING TO COUNTY ROADS. Raises the state-imposed fuel tax for the county of Hawaii to pay for road identification and maintenance. |
TRN, FIN |
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2004 |
RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF COUNTY LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS UNDER THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Transfers county lands and improvements under the custody of the department of education to the State. |
WLU/EDN, FIN |
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2005 |
RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. Revises animal cruelty laws. |
JHA |
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2006 |
RELATING TO SPECIAL WASTES RECYCLING. Clarifies the disposal options for used tires and notice requirements to consumers of new tires. Further provides that tire inventory payment by the rental car industry shall be paid annually. |
EEP, JHA, FIN |
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2007 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE COLLEGE. Appropriates funds for the Hawaiian language college at UH Hilo. |
HED/JHA, FIN |
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2008 |
RELATING TO PRISON ALTERNATIVES. CIP; Establishes a pilot program for alternative incarceration and appropriates funds for puuhonua healing centers. |
PSM, FIN |
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2009 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Short form bill relating to agriculture. |
AGR |
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2010 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE Short for bill relating to agriculture |
AGR |
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2011 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Short form bill relating to agriculture. |
AGR |
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2012 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Short form bill relating to agriculture. |
AGR |
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2013 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Short form bill relating to agriculture. |
AGR |
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2014 |
RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CONVERSION CHARTER SCHOOLS. Allows a nonprofit organization to manage and operate a new century conversion charter school as a division of the nonprofit organization, in which the charter school's local school board would consist of the board of directors of the nonprofit organization. |
EDN, FIN |
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2015 |
RELATING TO THE INCOME TAX Increases the standard deduction available for certain income tax filings.
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FIN |
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2016 |
RELATING TO THE MOLOKAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM. Increases the appropriation ceiling of the Molokai Irrigation System revolving fund by $1. Issues revenue bonds in the sum of $1 to implement the recommendations of the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center to the Molokai Irrigation System to develop new water sources, improve the current system, and conduct management actions. |
WLU/AGR, FIN |
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2017 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds for agricultural research and development. |
AGR, FIN |
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2018 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LEASES. Allows a qualified tenant whose agricultural lease is nearing expiration to petition the DLNR to place an advertisement to determine whether other persons are interested in bidding for a lease on the land. |
WLU/AGR, FIN |
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2019 |
RELATING TO IRRIGATION WATER SYSTEMS. Establishes the Irrigation Water Hydroelectric Power Demonstration Project to be administered by the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates funds for development of the project. |
EEP/AGR, FIN |
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2020 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Makes various amendments to further clarify the adult residential care homes law. Provides DOH with the discretion to allow more nursing facility residents to be allowed to live at adult residential care homes. |
HSH, FIN |
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2021 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows the DOE to provide suitable student transportation to and from not-for-profit private and sectarian elementary schools and secondary schools, provided that eligibility for such transportation has been determined in a nondiscriminatory manner on the basis of neutral, secular criteria. |
EDN, JHA, FIN |
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2022 |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Allows the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate to each submit at least three names of persons to be considered for the procurement policy board. Changes the number on nominating committee from four to five members, with one person appointed by the Mayor of the County of Honolulu. |
FIN |
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2023 |
RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS. Provides that the names and qualifications of the members of the review and selection committees are subject to public-disclosure requirements. Authorizes selection committee to add secondary selection criteria in awarding contracts. |
FIN |
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2024 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE OCEANIC INSTITUTE. CIP; Appropriates funds for certain projects to support the work of the Oceanic Institute. |
FIN |
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2025 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR NEIGHBOR ISLAND DENTAL CARE. Makes appropriation to the department of health, district health offices, to provide dental care on Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui. |
HLT, FIN |
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2026 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Creates nursing scholarship program. Provides funding for two full-time nursing faculty positions and the creation of the nursing scholarship program for the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of Hawaii at Hilo. |
HED/HLT, FIN |
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2027 |
RELATING TO WHARFAGE CHARGES. Eliminates wharfage fees at the intermediate port for interstate and intrastate cargo destined for the neighbor islands. |
TRN, FIN |
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2028 |
RELATING TO RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE. Authorizes the counties to assess a rental motor vehicle surcharge of up to $5 per day. |
TRN, CPC, FIN |
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2029 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. Appropriates $176,000 in FY 2002-2003 as grant-in-aid to counties for administration of the program to issue removable windshield placards for parking to qualified persons with disabilities. |
HLT, FIN |
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2030 |
RELATING TO TOWING. Increases towing fees for storage from $15 to $25 per day for the first 7 days and from $10 to $20 per day thereafter. |
TRN, JHA |
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2031 |
RELATING TO PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION. Adds definition of "electric personal assistive mobility device" to laws regulating county vehicular tax, highway safety, used motor vehicle parts and accessories, statewide traffic code, used motor vehicle tire recovery, and motor vehicle lemon law. |
TRN, JHA, FIN |
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2032 |
RELATING TO MAUI ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, INC. Appropriates $69,400 in FY 2002-03 for the administration of a program to reduce the return of former inmates to prison by providing opportunities for successful reintegration into the community. |
PSM, FIN |
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2033 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Proposes amendments to the state constitution to abolish the state board of education; require the governor to appoint a state superintendent of education; establishes 15 school complexes to be headed by chief executive officers appointed by the superintendent with the approval of the governor. |
EDN, JHA, FIN |
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2034 |
PROPOSING A NEW SECTION IN ARTICLE X, AND AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 16, AND ARTICLE VII, SECTION 8 OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO GIVE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GREATER AUTONOMY IN BUDGETARY MATTERS. Proposes constitutional amendments to separate the DOE budget from the Executive budget, prohibit the governor from vetoing line items in the DOE budget, and prohibit the governor from restricting appropriated funds to the DOE. |
EDN, JHA, FIN |
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2035 |
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 12, AND ARTICLE X, SECTION 1, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE TO ISSUE SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS AND USE THE PROCEEDS FROM THE BONDS TO ASSIST NOT-FOR-PROFIT PRIVATE AND SECTARIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. Proposes constitutional amendments to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist not-for-profit private and sectarian elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges and universities that serve the general public. |
EDN/HED, JHA, FIN |
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2036 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Provides greater autonomy to DOE in budget, facilities, and personnel management. Decentralizes certain administrative functions of DOE. Requires a percentage of GET revenues to be deposited into special fund for DOE's operating budget. |
EDN/LAB, FIN |
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2037 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION REFORM. Sets forth governance and management structure reform provisions for the department of education. |
EDN/LAB, FIN |
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2038 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED. Exempts those who already have homestead leases from having to show proof of blood requirement under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. |
JHA |
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2039 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION. Authorizes the election of the members of the Hawaiian Homes Commission by Hawaiian voters. |
JHA, FIN |
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2040 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED. Prohibits the renewal of Hawaiian Home Lands leases and revocable licenses that expire within five years. |
JHA, FIN |
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2041 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED. Places moratorium on general leases and licenses issued to non-Hawaiians by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. |
JHA, FIN |
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2042 |
RELATING TO ACCESS TO VITAL STATISTICS. Appropriates funds to all people of Hawaiian ancestry to have access to vital statistic records to prove ancestry. |
HLT, JHA, FIN |
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2043 |
RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE AND EXEMPTIONS Establishes that all positions relating to operating an electric utility system owned or operated by a county power authority in a county having a population less than 100,000 residents; exemption for county owned electric utility system personnel is repealed on December 31, 2004. |
LAB/EEP, FIN |
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2044 |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Exempts contracts by government bodies from the procurement code to procure goods, services, or construction for the operation of an electric utility owned or operated by any county with a population under 100,000. |
EEP, FIN |
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2045 |
RELATING TO REVENUE BONDS. Authorizes a corporation established by a county as a public body corporate and politic and instrumentality and agency of the county for the purpose of owning or operating facilities for the furnishing of electricity, or any board of a county that owns or operates facilities for the same, to issue revenue bonds. |
EEP, FIN |
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2046 |
RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. Redefines "energy project" with regard to publicly owned facilities. Redefines "project party" to include utilities that are publicly owned. |
EEP, FIN |
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2047 |
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Conditions rights on acceptance of program for state employees. |
LAB, FIN |
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2048 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Amends the employees' retirement system law to provide for special compensation to pensioners. |
LAB, FIN |
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2049 |
RELATING TO OPTOMETRY. Repeals joint formulary advisory committee. Allows therapeutically certified optometrists to prescribe and use all pharmaceuticals approved by the optometry board, with additional restrictions and requirements for consultation. Prohibits the use of injectable agents. |
CPC |
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2050 |
RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. Allows minors the right to choose their legal representation. |
JHA, FIN |
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2051 |
RELATING TO ADOPTION. Establishes an advisory task force to study the consequences of integrating the practice of hanai into statutory law. Requires the task force to propose draft legislation for consideration for the 2004 legislature. Requires the advisory task force to submit an interim report to the 2003 legislature, and a final report to the 2004 legislature. Appropriates $1 to defray the costs of the advisory task force. |
JHA, FIN |
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2052 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends law to apply low income renters income tax credit to renters of real property that is exempted from real property taxes. |
HSH, FIN |
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2053 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE. Allows state and county employees to take paid leave of absence for the purpose of donating organs. |
LAB, FIN |
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2054 |
RELATING TO DENTISTRY. Permits licensing by credentials for dentists who work solely for safety net dental providers. |
HLT, CPC |
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2055 |
RELATING TO SOCIAL WORK. Repeals the sunset date on Act 229, Session Laws of Hawaii 2001, relating to social work. |
HLT, CPC |
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2056 |
RELATING TO SOCIAL WORK. Makes various amendments to chapters 431M and 467E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to further regulate the practice of social work and the licensure of social workers. |
HSH/HLT, CPC |
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2057 |
RELATING TO ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE CARRIERS IN HAWAII. Appropriates funds to subsidize essential air service providers by paying them an unspecified dollar amount for each essential air service passenger served, subject to the availability of funds. |
TRN, FIN |
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2058 |
RELATING TO FOOD EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATION. Enacts the Food Employee Certification Act to require the department of health to regulate food handling in the State. Requires supervisory employees in food establishments to be certified following the completion of a training program recommended by an advisory board and approved by the department. |
HLT/LAB, JHA, FIN |
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2059 |
RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FOOD SECURITY COMMISSION. Establishes a food security commission to target hunger issues in Hawaii. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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2060 |
RELATING TO THE FOOD SAFETY CONSULTATIVE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. Prohibits information gained from food safety consultative and education program from being used for enforcement purposes. Deletes voluntary aspects of program. |
HLT, JHA |
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2061 |
RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A LONG-TERM CARE CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER AT KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Makes appropriation to the Kapiolani Community College to establish a LTC Caregiver Resource Center. |
HED/HSH/HLT, FIN |
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2062 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Establishes a three-year school nutrition demonstration project. |
EDN/HLT, FIN |
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2063 |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Prohibits employers from requiring certain nurses to work mandatory overtime; but allows nurses to work overtime voluntarily. Prohibition does not apply to nurses not entitled to work overtime hours or receive overtime compensation. Defines "employer", "nurse", and "workday". |
LAB, FIN |
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2064 |
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. Allows Child Support Enforcement Agency to lien assets transferred to a third party by obligor to avoid a lien arising from delinquency in payments; establishes conclusive presumption of avoidance if obligor is more than 3 consecutive months delinquent in payments at time of transfer. |
JHA |
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2065 |
RELATING TO NURSES. Authorizes the board of nursing, rather than DCCA and the board of medical examiners, respectively, to grant prescriptive authority to APRNs and to designate formularies. Establishes an advisory committee on formularies. Deletes obsolete language. |
HLT, CPC |
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2066 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Requires motor vehicle insurer to continue coverage for ninety days following a notice cancellation. |
CPC, FIN |
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2067 |
RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. Authorizes the family court to issue other orders relevant to the liberty and support of either party or a party's child when issuing a temporary restraining order. |
JHA |
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2068 |
RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION IN STATE FUNDED EDUCATION. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, sexual orientation, religion, or ancestry in any state funded educational institution, or any educational program or activity receiving state financial assistance or using state facilities. |
EDN/HED, JHA, FIN |
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2069 |
RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS. Authorizes the use of a copy, facsimile telecommunication, or other reliable reproduction of a domestic abuse protective order to be used in lieu of the original order for any and all purposes for which the original order could be used. |
JHA |
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2070 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR OUTREACH SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS. Appropriates funds for outreach services on Oahu for the homeless. |
HSH, FIN |
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2071 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HOMELESS. Appropriates funds for outreach workers to assist homeless people. |
HSH, FIN |
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2072 |
RELATING TO SOCIAL WELFARE. Appropriates $2 million to assist workers who were laid off following September 11. |
HSH, FIN |
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2073 |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Appropriates $350,000 to assist displaced workers following September 11th qualify for traditional housing. |
HSH, FIN |
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2074 |
RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. Authorizes paid leave for state and county employees responding to disasters for the American Red Cross. |
LAB, FIN |
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2075 |
RELATING TO SICK LEAVE. Requires an employer who provides sick leave to permit an employee to use not more than 10 days per year of their accrued and available sick leave to attend to their child, parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary with a serious health condition. Prohibits an employer from denying the use of sick leave, discharging, demoting, suspending, or discriminating in the terms and conditions of employment against an employee for using or attempting to exercise the right to use sick leave to attend to a child, parent, spouse, or reciprocal beneficiary with a serious health condition. |
LAB, FIN |
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2076 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION Deems treatment appointments to be periods of temporary partial disability |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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2077 |
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Authorizes employees to appeal a decision for which the employer pays for costs of the proceedings if the employer loses. |
LAB, CPC, FIN |
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2078 |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to renovate public housing units in the State. Provides for appropriated funds to be expended by the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii. |
HSH, FIN |
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2079 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR WAIANAE COAST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER. Makes an appropriation to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for emergency services. |
HLT, FIN |
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2080 |
RELATING TO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS. Establishes the 21st century community learning centers program to assist the DOE in converting existing A-Plus (afterschool) programs into community learning centers through the provision of technical assistance and competitive grants. |
EDN/HSH, FIN |
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2081 |
RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL AND WEEKEND PROGRAMS. Establishes special fund for after-school and weekend programs. |
HSH/EDN, FIN |
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2082 |
RELATING TO AN ANNUAL GENERAL EXCISE TAX HOLIDAY. Establishes an annual general excise tax holiday for consumers and businesses that sell clothing and food under $100 on condition that business pass the savings on to consumers. |
EDB, FIN |
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2083 |
RELATING TO TAX CREDIT. Authorizes a food tax credit and medical services tax credit to resident taxpayers. |
FIN |
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2084 |
RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE. Provides for a new "pedestrians" bill of rights. Requires drivers to yield for pedestrians in intersections and crosswalks. Prohibits jaywalking, unless the crosswalk or intersection in a residential area is farther than 200 feet away. Provides penalties. |
TRN, JHA |
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2085 |
RELATING TO ROBBERY. Includes the theft of a purse under the offense of robbery in the first degree. |
JHA |
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2086 |
RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Excludes from excise tax proceeds from: the manufacture, packaging, and sale of food; residential rent; and the provision of services and products for health care. |
FIN |
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2087 |
RELATING TO INCOME TAX. Exempts real property held for at least seven years from income tax and capital gains tax. |
FIN |
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2088 |
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL E-MAIL. Restricts the sending of unsolicited e-mail. Requires labeling in the subject line to distinguish this type of e-mail. Establishes civil and criminal penalties. |
CPC/JHA |
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2089 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Appropriates funds for the plans and design of the Hawaii State Emergency Training Academy at Kalaeloa, Oahu. |
PSM, FIN |
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2090 |
RELATING TO PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS. Requires newly hired principals and vice-principals to be 12-month employees. Gives current principals and vice-principals until December 30, 2002 to convert from 9-month to 12-month employee. |
EDN, LAB, FIN |
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2091 |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Short form bill relating to land use. |
WLU |
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2092 |
RELATING TO REVOLVING AND SPECIAL FUNDS. Provides that revolving and special funds may be used only when there exists a clear link between the program and the sources of revenue to be dedicated toward its support, and only when the use of such a fund would be essential to the successful operation of the program. |
FIN |
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2093 |
RELATING TO RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS. Establishes green marketing programs for electricity generated from wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower facilities. |
EEP, CPC, FIN |
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2094 |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST PROJECTS ON THE ISLANDS OF MAUI AND HAWAII. Authorizes issuance of $25 million, $15 million, and $15 million in special purpose revenue bonds to Pacific Wind Energy LLC for 20-megwatt, 10-megawatt, and 10-megawatt wind farms on Maui, and South Point and North Kohala on the Big Island. |
EEP, FIN |
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2095 |
RELATING TO LIABILITY. Repeals existing law relating to landowners' liability and enacts new law limiting public employees' and public entities' liability for injury caused by a dangerous conditions of public property. Amends the statewide trail and access system law to limit landowners' duty of care and to allow attorney's fees. |
WLU, JHA |
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RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. Requires a qualified medical facility selected by the director of human services to provide direct medical consultation to the child protective services agency regarding cases of reported child abuse or neglect that are under investigation by that agency. Appropriates funds. |
HLT/HSH, JHA, FIN |
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1943 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Exempts from the definition of "public utility" persons with an exclusive wireless telecommunication license from the Federal Communications Commission. |
CPC/JHA, FIN |
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1957 |
RELATING TO DISASTER MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. Allows disaster management courses at UH to be funded from Hurricane Relief Fund; establishes the University of Hawaii disaster management education special fund. |
HED, FIN |
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